Two dominant guards in Aspen Autry and Alessa Cantoria are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The La Veta Redhawks will welcome the Hoehne Farmers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
La Veta is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Springfield on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. La Veta came up short against Springfield, falling 62-38. The Redhawks were down 55-30 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
| 01/31/25 @ Springfield | 3 |
| 01/30/25 @ Primero | 5 |
| 01/25/25 @ Kim/Branson | 5 |
| 01/21/25 @ Walsenburg | 12 |
| 01/16/25 vs Sargent | 4 |
La Veta's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Autry, who went 5 of 12 en route to 14 points along with three steals and three blocks, and K'Loey Kent, who posted ten points. Autry has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 12 times she's played.
Meanwhile, Hoehne came tearing into Tuesday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 38 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Meloneers 60-20. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 34-13.
Hoehne's win was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-2. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 21.7 points per game. As for La Veta, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.
La Veta was taken down by Hoehne 78-25 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point La Veta was down 48-13.
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